He said: “I heard about the event through the Examiner and thought I would come along. I’ve managed to find out a few details about the watch but I thought it was a good opportunity to get an expert’s opinion.”

Also waiting was Vanessa Stewart, of Lindley , who had brought along a silver dressing table set of hairbrushes.

She said: “I understand it was a 21st birthday present to my maternal grandmother Hilda Loveland nee Langhorn. I thought I would come along as I wanted to see what it was valued at.”

And the programme has certainly made many significant finds over its 16 series, including in North Lincolnshire a rare Aboriginal Broad Shield that had been kept hidden away in a viewer’s wardrobe which was brought along to a valuation day and went on to sell at auction for £30,000.

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Flog It experts also discovered an unusual Royal Doulton Spook figurine in Blackpool which had been bought at a car boot sale for £2. It sold at auction for £5,000.

The BBC will be making four editions of the show featuring Huddersfield Town Hall which will be transmitted within 18 months of recording. One of the experts Christina Trevanion said: “It’s great to be in Huddersfield. I’ve just been looking at an interesting painting which a man has brought in a binliner.

“It’s got Royal Academy stickers on it so that will help us in looking for its provenance.”